INGOMAR – A confident Coach J.C. Hayles hinted in the preseason that his West Union boys basketball team was going to be “pretty good” in 2024-25.
If Friday’s 64-51 victory by his Class 1A Eagles over defending Class 2A state champion Ingomar is any indication of the Eagles’ potential court prowess, maybe he should have said, “Pretty dadgum good.”
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